A motorbike accident. Two bodies sprawled on the tarmac. A passerby calls an ambulance and waits by the road-side, giving comfort to one of the injured men. But all is not what it seems...
What follows is a short story about half-truths, shattered expectations and the damage we do to each other. Collisions is a tense, gripping read about the lies we tell - most often to ourselves.
Because sometimes the worst wounds are the ones you can't see.
About the author:
Elizabeth Day is an award-winning author and journalist. Her first novel, Scissors Paper Stone received a Betty Trask Award for debut novelists under the age of 35. Her second, Home Fires, was published in March 2013 and has been called 'compelling', 'powerful' and 'brilliant' by the critics. She is the co-founder of Pin Drop, an initiative which stages live narrations of short stories in unique and inspiring locations.
Elizabeth is also a feature writer for the Observer and a regular guest on the Sky News Press Preview. You can follow her on Twitter @elizabday or visit her website www.elizabethdayonline.co.uk
What follows is a short story about half-truths, shattered expectations and the damage we do to each other. Collisions is a tense, gripping read about the lies we tell - most often to ourselves.
Because sometimes the worst wounds are the ones you can't see.
About the author:
Elizabeth Day is an award-winning author and journalist. Her first novel, Scissors Paper Stone received a Betty Trask Award for debut novelists under the age of 35. Her second, Home Fires, was published in March 2013 and has been called 'compelling', 'powerful' and 'brilliant' by the critics. She is the co-founder of Pin Drop, an initiative which stages live narrations of short stories in unique and inspiring locations.
Elizabeth is also a feature writer for the Observer and a regular guest on the Sky News Press Preview. You can follow her on Twitter @elizabday or visit her website www.elizabethdayonline.co.uk
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